Inflation is finally trending higher, helped by food inflation. Retail inflation touches 5-month high level of 2.86% for March 2019. After a gap of nearly five months, the food inflation moved from negative territory to positive territory. However, fuel Read more [...]

What the FMP fiasco has taught the debt fund investors in India Most investors thought of fixed maturity plans (FMPs) as something that was absolutely safe. After all, they were debt securities and the funds were locked in so there was no maturity mismatch. Read more [...]

Honoring 3.4% fiscal deficit has little more than academic value The government was almost celebrating when the full year fiscal deficit came in at the targeted rate of 3.4% of GDP. Of course, this is a revised target because the original target of 3.2% Read more [...]

5 factors that could decide the outcome of Elections 2019 The first phase of elections has taken off and the fate of 91 seats is sealed. Over the next 6 weeks, we will get to see 6 more phases of polling before the final results are announced on May Read more [...]

  News Announcement Impact Analysis India becomes a net steel importer for the fiscal year 2018-19 Indian steel exports fell by nearly 34% during the last fiscal year on the back of penal duties from the US and EU This has Read more [...]

After a weak and tentative day, the rupee strength and the weakness in crude oil prices helped the Nifty to close in the green. The first phase of polling went through peacefully and the low turnout favors the ruling party. The sharp fall in crude Read more [...]

The biggest election in the world’s largest democracy took off with Phase-1 kicking off in India on 11th of April. The first phase of voting in India saw lower-than-average voting across many states. For example, UP recorded a turnout of just 63% while Read more [...]

The weak growth outlook took its toll on all the markets and the Indian market was also not spared. IMF had actually upgraded India growth but the global worry would impact exports growth and that hit the markets. After a day’s fall, Brent was Read more [...]